Best Needle Wheel Pump for a Skimmer???

rdlisby · 04/07/2010, 10:10 PM

Any recommendation on a new needle wheel pump for a skimmer?

Really need some help here?

Thanks.

derek4real · 04/07/2010, 10:15 PM

your like asking which car you should buy.

What is your current skimmer? What style type of skimmer (beckett, venturi, etc) More information the better others can help direct you.

rdlisby · 04/07/2010, 10:36 PM

It’s a basic skimmer custom built, its 22 inches tall, and 8 inch diameter, with a 3 inch neck at the top. It’s had a Gen-X 2400 needle wheel pump on it that just died. It has always done a really good job, but when the pump died I thought maybe getting a bigger better pump might improve its effectives. I have it on a 180 Gallon reef with SPS, LPS, Zoas and softies.

I guess it’s a venturi skimmer?

What else could be beneficial? I hate to say it, and maybe it’s obvious, but I do not know much about skimmers?

Thanks for the help.

barrettrhoades · 04/07/2010, 10:41 PM

aqua medic's have always been reliable for me. I think the 2500 is readily available.

rdlisby · 04/08/2010, 09:25 AM

Do the aqua medics come with the venturi nozzle?

04/07/2010, 10:10 PM	#1
rdlisby Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 324	Best Needle Wheel Pump for a Skimmer??? Any recommendation on a new needle wheel pump for a skimmer? Really need some help here? Thanks.

04/07/2010, 10:36 PM	#3
rdlisby Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 324	It’s a basic skimmer custom built, its 22 inches tall, and 8 inch diameter, with a 3 inch neck at the top. It’s had a Gen-X 2400 needle wheel pump on it that just died. It has always done a really good job, but when the pump died I thought maybe getting a bigger better pump might improve its effectives. I have it on a 180 Gallon reef with SPS, LPS, Zoas and softies. I guess it’s a venturi skimmer? What else could be beneficial? I hate to say it, and maybe it’s obvious, but I do not know much about skimmers? Thanks for the help. Last edited by rdlisby; 04/07/2010 at 10:43 PM.

04/07/2010, 10:15 PM	#2
derek4real Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 451	your like asking which car you should buy. What is your current skimmer? What style type of skimmer (beckett, venturi, etc) More information the better others can help direct you.

04/07/2010, 10:41 PM	#4
barrettrhoades Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 123	aqua medic's have always been reliable for me. I think the 2500 is readily available.

04/08/2010, 09:25 AM	#5
rdlisby Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 324	Do the aqua medics come with the venturi nozzle?